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Hello from Alan Arnette. Summit Coach is a consulting service that helps climbers worldwide achieve their goals through a personalized set of consulting services based on Alan Arnette’s 30 years of high-altitude mountaineering experience and 30 years as a business executive. He holds the American age record when he summited K2 at age 58. We have helped many climbers reach their goals, from a Colorado 14er to Aconcagua, Denali, Cotopaxi, Everest, and even K2. We invite you to review our site for details on our consultation services and prices.


What Makes Summit Coach Unique?

At Summit Coach, we focus on the entire process of preparing for your climb that goes far beyond physical training. We start with fitness, skills, and experience, then layer the mental and emotional tools needed for a successful experience. Your teammates are welcome to join in your engagement at a discount, and we offer to include your family in your engagement so they will know what to expect during your climb.


Affordable

At Summit Coach, we understand how expensive climbing has become and offer our services at fair, affordable prices. See the prices page for options.


What Do You Get?

We customize every engagement to your needs. You will receive:

  • Summit Coach physical training plan
  • Discount to Uphill Athlete physical training plans and coaching
  • Unlimited calls, texts, messages on questions, and advice
  • Detailed documentation on each climb with descriptions of each camp and what to expect to avoid surprises
  • Consultation on gear, choice of guides, and training

The consulting engagement begins upon contract signing and payment received. The initial deliverables for annual engagements include:

  • Strategic Climbing Plan
  • Physical training plan
  • Gear list along with a spreadsheet with links to suppliers
  • Five Keys to Mountaineering Success
  • Pre-Climb Review
  • General Mountaineering Tips
  • Gear Packing Concepts
  • TiPs document for your specific climb

Preparing for a climb is more than training

The most common mistake most climbers make is underestimating the impact of altitude on their bodies and overestimating their physical capabilities. Summit Coach can help you achieve a balanced approach to preparation and simplify the confusing advice you read on the internet.

See our latest post on “The Best Guides for an 8000-Meter Mountain”


Summit Coach is Independent

Through Alan Arnette’s 30 years of high-altitude mountaineering experience, he has an unprecedented network in the climbing community. Summit Coach offers objective advice, as they receive no commissions or fees from guides, gear, or companies for their services.


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Summit Coach client’s successful climbs:

We’ve worked with over 500 people on their climbing dreams

  • Everest: 8 clients
  • K2: 2 clients
  • Broad Peak: 1 client
  • Aconcagua: 14 clients
  • Denali: 7 clients
  • Kilimanjaro: 5 clients
  • Vinson: 4 clients
  • Elbrus: 5 clients
  • Ama Dablam: 4 clients
  • Manaslu: 6 clients
  • Island Peak: 3 clients
  • Ecuador Volcanoes: 7 clients
  • Rainier: 12 clients
  • Colorado 14’s: 8  clients
  • and 100s more

“I am really pleased to have you as my coach. Worth every penny!”

– Mike – new Summit Coach client for Ama Dablam

“Your advice was critical to my success on Everest.”

– Eric – Everest Summit who is now going for K2

The most important service you get from Summit Coach is the ongoing conversations to explore your climb and preparation,/em.


Why Do You Need a Coach and Why Alan?

At an affordable price, Summit Coach can help with physical training, developing mental toughness, selecting the best guide, buying gear at the lowest price, or avoiding surprises on your climb.

Alan has experiences unlike anyone else in the industry with climbs, summits, sponsorship, and organization. Alan ran track in High School, setting state records, but that fitness never translated to high altitude (above 10,000 feet) when he began climbing at age 38.

He has proven training programs for physical training and mental toughness that can help climbers achieve their goals. Many Summit Coach clients have limited or no experience; others have dozens of summits and are looking for help with that last big one. Regardless of your experience, Summit Coach can help with an honest program, not promises of a “summit with no experience.”

Alan’s Unique Qualifications

  • Alan set a record by becoming the oldest and 18th American to summit K2 at age 58
  • He has been on Everest four times, summiting on May 21, 2011.
  • His ‘non-summits’ of Everest are of serious benefit in helping you learn from his experiences.
  • He has over 35 major climbs worldwide, starting at age 38, including eight 8,000M peaks and climbing above 6,000 meters over twelve times.
  • Alan has completed 7 of the 8 “7 Summits” between November 2010 and October 2011.
  • He has climbed all of Colorado’s 58 14,000′ mountains, aka 14ers, with over 225 summits, including repeats.
  • Successfully secured sponsors for the 7 Summits, K2, and Lhotse expeditions
  • He has organized his expeditions, including Broad Peak and K2, plus used professional guides.

Read more about Alan.


Who is this for?

Motivated individuals seeking to arrive at their mountain fully prepared, informed, and enabled to perform at their maximum physical and mental potential. With expeditions now costing from $8,000 to $80,000, it’s a smart investment to enable you to do your best on your climb. If any of these points fit your situation, you may benefit from Summit Coach:

  • Want to be in the best mental and physical shape possible for your climb but unsure how to start
  • Not pleased with your experience on a recent climb
  • Want to climb a 7,000 or 8,000-meter peak but are not sure where to start
  • Unsure of how to find the best gear at the best price
  • How to get your family on the same page to support your ambitions
  • All guide services seem similar, and you are unsure who you can trust
  • Is the lowest price guide service safe?

Summit Coach leverages Alan’s personal experience with hundreds of other climbers, guides, and climbs. As a result, Alan can relate to and offer benefits to his clients, as shown by his climbing career as a regular person (not a guide) with a full-time job and family starting at age 38.

Alan has not summited every mountain and thus gained valuable lessons he will pass on to you. In addition, Alan secured sponsorship for some of his climbs, a rarity in today’s world. These included extensive public relations campaigns, live television and radio interviews, and print and online media events.

His website and blog have over 3 million followers. Outside Magazine cited Alan as “one of the world’s most respected chroniclers of Everest.” His new Podcast is widely popular.

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